APP customers start to take action as we deliver evidence to police in Indonesia

It's been a momentous 24 hours since we released the results of our investigation into Asia Pulp and Paper's illegal timber scandal. While we in Greenpeace are best known for our direct actions, it's our investigation work that provides the foundation to expose these environmental crimes. Our Indonesian forest campaign is no different and with APP so adamant that it has 'zero tolerance for illegal timber' we knew we had to go to the heart of this issue and uncover the reality.

For those who missed the start it's worth recapping. Sumatra's peat swamp forests, home to the Sumatran tiger, have been cleared at a devastating rate with much of this clearance being on land now controlled by APP. Within these forests also grow ramin, a tree species that is protected under Indonesian law and listed on CITES. Evidence collected at APP's biggest pulp mill shows that APP logyards are riddled with illegal ramin logs. Samples were collected and sent to independent experts who verified that the logs were ramin.

The entire investigation has been captured on film and put on line here in a totally transparent way, so APP, its customers, and importantly the Indonesian authorities cannot ignore the facts.

So how have APP responded? They put a statement out late last night that they are sending in their own specialist team to the mill. But how could the results of an APP team be trusted at this stage? Earlier in the day the company already claimed to have commissioned an independent report which did not find any protected species. The report "is not public" and "there are no immediate plans to publish the name of the auditors". And then, no surprises, APP also reverted back to its ' zero tolerance' for illegality mantra.

The reality is that we've gone past the stage of self- policing and that is why I have just handed to police here in Indonesia the video footage and other evidence from the investigation. After receiving the evidence the Deputy Director of Special Crimes told me that this case would indeed be categorised as an illegal logging activity and that the police would be coordinating with the Ministry of Forestry to investigate the matter further.

It is crucial that this happens immediately. Greenpeace is calling on the police and Ministry of Forests to immediately seize all ramin in APP operations.

Meanwhile our investigation is having impact beyond Indonesia and already some companies are taking action to distance themselves from APP.National Geographic has notified us that they wont use any APP paper. We've discussed with them our research, including evidence linking them to APP and Mixed Tropical Hardwood fibre in the past. We have more to do together, and have offered to input into strengthening their fibre procurement policy, but we are convinced that their commitment to not source from APP is genuine.

Danone meanwhile have put out a statement stating they no longer use APP paper for the Nutricia brand in Indonesia. All well and good, but what about all the rest of their brands? No mention of those so far, so for now we need to press them further.

Perhaps most disconcerting for APP will be the news reported in the media that even APP's own companies are making noises about stopping purchases from them, with Collins Debden Australia, stating that the company had stopped taking paper products from Indonesian mills. But there are still many other companies using APP paper - Xerox, Barnes and Noble, Collins Debden UK, Acer, Paragon Publishing, Countdown, Danone, and Constable and Robinson who haven't taken clear steps to quit APP.

Please act with us today to persuade these companies to distance themselves from APP's illegal timber scandal and publicly commit to stop buying from the company.

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(Unregistered) agalligani
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The forests of Sumatra are really the last place where orang utans, tigers, rhinos and elephants all exist together in the same place. Especially for ...

The forests of Sumatra are really the last place where orang utans, tigers, rhinos and elephants all exist together in the same place. Especially for orang utans - which only exist here and in Borneo - which is also under attack from illegal loggers and out of control palm oil estates - the protection of their environment is critical for their survival in the wild. Greenpeace is doing such an important service to the world community and is the most powerful force combating the destruction of these noble species which is occurring senselessly for the profit a few uncaring and selfish corporations. Thank you Greenpeace!

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(Unregistered) Paul Felix Schott
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Read well and study on your own after you have read this.

This is not a game or joke our Sun gives off a Solar Wind all day year r...

Read well and study on your own after you have read this.

This is not a game or joke our Sun gives off a Solar Wind all day year round if you live in the State of Alaska you see it in the sky above what a sight it is going through our Earth’s Magnet Polls of the North and the South, North Poll. Its Called the Northern Lights or the Aurora Borealis.

The day will come when you will be able to see it all over Earth as in the year 1859 Solar Flare, It was the largest in 500 years. Two Astronomer’s Hodgson and Carrington told the World that the Solar Flare made a Geomagnetic Storm reach Earth in hours not days. Back then it gave new meaning to Reach For The Skies from Telegraph Operators. For hours sparks flew from the key board. Even after the Batteries were disconnected. Nov 3 and 4, 2003 had a X40+ Class Solar Flare.

Our Sun’s UV Rays will get stronger as each passing day go’s by, read and i will tell you why.

The Great big forest have be striped from most of the Earth for Greed of Money by the Wicked. The trees our are Main Source of Oxygen on this Plant.
The Forest Trees scrubs the Pollution out of the air and makes Oxygen from the rain and dirt that it grows in.

The Forest Trees do more then just make Oxygen they stop Soil Erosion, just Look at the 1930 Dust Bowl. Greed by our Government taxes led farmers to clear cut all their Forest and farm all the land they were being Tax on. They had to farm it to pay for the Taxes. Why leave the Trees when food crop makes Money. This Did not Help the Depression that effected most all Worldwide. This year 2012 more then 100 million will suffer from Malnutrition and Dehydration. Many will die!

In the United States of America alone more than 45 Million Americans Received Food Stamps and that number is going up every day every year.

The Pollution and CO2 Carbon Dioxide go into the Tree Bark as a shield from most bugs so they do not eat the tree.

Less Forest less Oxygen this is why the moon. That has no Oxygen is very cold on the side with out Sun Light, And hot as ever on the side with Sun Light. Way too cold and too hot to live there. You would need at least 10 times the Energy we use on Earth to even live there and life on the Moon would be very short.

With no blank of Oxygen to lessen or reduce the Sun’s UV Rays and Solar Wind they are deadly there on our Moon. Every Mt. Climber and Aircraft Pilot knows the higher you go the thinner the Oxygen and colder it gets.

Just spend a night on a Mt. top above 13,000 feet with no Sun Light and you will see or should i say feel the cold stinging any of your exposed skin. If you are new to Mt. Climbing stay below 10,000Ft. The Astronauts and the Cosmonauts and Fighter Pilots that i have been with for years know this very well, and the Radiation Hazards to humans at High Altitudes.

Soon the Sun’s Solar Wind and UV rays will be way to strong for most to go out in the Sun Light for even a short time. The Geomagnetic Storm to come and the Bad Weather Storms well you have not seen nothing yet and the Sea Level is Rising the Oceans. Many Millions have been affected by Floods in China and Pakistan just last year. In 2005 Over a Thousand dead in New Orleans flood, and the list going on.

And there shall be famines, and pestilences, and Earthquakes, in divers places such as was not from the beginning of the Creation.

The last 30 years On Earth we have broke all high temp records and the temp it is still going up. All the Worlds Ice Glacier are melting at an Accelerating Rate. The Glaciers and Polar Ice Caps store more water than all the Fresh Water Lakes on Earth.

The Bad Weather Storms now are Babies compared to what is to come.

They will get even bigger and worse less Oxygen the more UV Rays to the Earth and more Water molecules will evaporate and go up into the Earth’s Atmosphere. Less Oxygen the colder with out sun light and hotter with it.

The Sky full of more water vapor molecules, more snow in the winter and more Flash Floods in the Summer. All earth will see way more fires and the Deserts are growing larger.

If every living person on Earth were to Plant A Tree Today we might have a chance.

The Earth’s Atmosphere Blanket surrounding it protects life on Earth as Our Lord and GOD will all that seek Him.

Then it is written when the tree is full it is harvest time. All the Earth will someday burn away.

This is all Foretold in the Bible Read it
and may our Lord Bless all that do so.

The Lord’s Little Helper
Paul Felix Schott

KI4-AEX

P.S.
2 Peter 3:10
But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the Earth and its works will be burned up.

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(Unregistered) Friend of Orangs
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I wrote to Danone, promising to boycott products unless they changed their ways. This is what the responded with today.

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I wrote to Danone, promising to boycott products unless they changed their ways. This is what the responded with today.

"Thank you for taking the time to contact The Dannon Company. Comments from consumers are very important to us and we certainly appreciate yours.

We take the issue very seriously, and none of the packaging for The Dannon Company originates from the forests in question. We hope you will continue to enjoy our products.

As always, we appreciate your interest in our products and are always available to answer any questions or concerns that you have. If you have any additional questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call our toll-free number 1-877-DANNON-US (1-877-326-6668), Monday through Friday, 9 A.M. to 6 P.M. Eastern Time."

This answer gives me no comfort. So where do they get their paper -- from other virgin rainforests, like the Boreal?

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(Unregistered) WTF?
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Hey, Paul Felix Schott -- what the hell is your point? You're all over the map. That we're in the end of times and we should just suck up and enjoy it?!

If you're trying to get all Christian on us, that only means something if the reader believes in your crap. I don't. Go rant somewhere else.

Most of us who come to this site care about this beautiful planet that God (if there is one) created and I'm sure She would want it preserved, not flushed down the toilet because that's what is prophesied in some book written by men. It should be any Christian's duty to preserve such beauty that any god created. That would be worshipful.

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(Unregistered) Jeng Kelin
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If you want to make world better then do something about your own country first. Your own country full of bastard, with no emotion and empathy.
...

If you want to make world better then do something about your own country first. Your own country full of bastard, with no emotion and empathy.

You take donation from Indonesian people but never actually understand what happening here. Indonesian Greenpeace activist are just drunken squad with smelly armpit. If you want to protect the EARTH try to take shower first. ASSHOLE

COme on did your brain damaged, there are a lot of poor people here, what do you expect? you come here just make people top do something "BAD" from your point of view. But for them are just to keep alive. you come here without solution... ASSHOLE

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Sararocks
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Hey, I received this response from Barragon, would you please let me know if they've talk to you guys and this is true??

Parragon Boo...

Hey, I received this response from Barragon, would you please let me know if they've talk to you guys and this is true??

Parragon Books comentó tu enlace.

Parragon Books escribió: "Hi Sara, Parragon is committed to protecting the environment and has a very clear policy of only using paper from sustainable sources. We are investigating the allegations of possible inclusion of ramin trees in pulp used to make paper and, if validated, this would represent a serious breach of our code of conduct by the supplier. We have immediately suspended orders with the supplier while this investigation takes place. We have also been in touch with Greenpeace who uncovered this possible violation."

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(Unregistered) Waldläufer
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What's going on with the asian people around the world?Did they think they all are gods and have the rights to destroy all the nature and kill and...

What's going on with the asian people around the world?Did they think they all are gods and have the rights to destroy all the nature and kill and eat all animals of the world?
How sick you people are in your brains?
And don't come with the words you need money to feed your family.It gives other ways to earn money,but not with a corruption company like APP.How much money you get every month?And how much money make APP with you?Think about it!!
All animals has the right to live on our planet earth,and not just the most gruesome creatures ever lived on it,the humanity.I hope some of you understand what I will telling you!!